SCMA 350 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following examples is NOT a typical or appropriate situation to employ
project management?
a. improving an existing work process
b. installing a new computer system
c. conducting a routine, standard customer service operation
d. developing a new product - Answer -c. conducting a routine, standard customer
service operation
Which of the following examples is NOT a typical or appropriate situation to employ
project management?
a. improving a soldering process in an assembly line
b. processing deposits and withdrawals in a bank
c. installing a new accounting application on to a server
d. developing a new medical device for use by clinics - Answer -b. processing deposits
and withdrawals in a bank
In the PMBOK, the five logical groupings of the project management inputs, tools and
techniques, and outputs are called the:
a. project management knowledge areas
b. project management process groups
c. life cycle stages
d. phases and gates - Answer -b. project management process groups
When applied to project management, the human resource management knowledge
area typically involves which of the following activities?
a. determining the work necessary for project completion
b. estimating, budgeting and controlling project costs
c. identifying, analyzing and controlling project risks
d. organizing, managing and leading the project team - Answer -d. organizing,
managing and leading the project team
Which of the ten knowledge areas defined in the Project Management Body of
Knowledge includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the
work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully?
a. Project scope management
b. Project quality management
c. Project communications management
d. Project stakeholder management - Answer -a. Project scope management
,Which of the ten knowledge areas defined in the Project Management Body of
Knowledge includes the activities of purchasing or acquiring products, services or
results from outside the project team?
a. Scope management
b. Quality management
c. Communications management
d. Procurement management - Answer -d. Procurement management
Achieving project success is determined by all of the following EXCEPT
:a. creating deliverables that include all required features
b. involving only important key stakeholders
c. completing the project on schedule and on budget
d. providing outputs that please the project's customers - Answer -b. involving only
important key stakeholders
Projects are considered successful for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:
.a. members of the team learn new skills working on the project.
b. the organization captures lessons learned for future projects.
c. the team has demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
d. the organization reaps business level benefits. - Answer -c. the team has
demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
Which of the following actions will likely cause a project to fail?
a. dedicating valuable team member time to identify risk events
b. spending project funding to procure needed tools and spare parts
c. unclear or conflicting stakeholder expectations
d. conducting a project audit to evaluate performance - Answer -c. unclear or conflicting
stakeholder expectations
Project failure can result from all of the following causes EXCEPT:
a. support of senior management
b. changes in scope are not agreed upon by all parties involved.
c. too little time is allowed for project completion.
d. planning is not adequate. - Answer -a. support of senior management
A project manager in agile projects who serves and leads in a collaborative, facilitation
manner is called a:
a. program manager
b. scrum master
,c. sponsor
d. functional manager - Answer -b. scrum master
Typically, a steering team or leadership team is responsible for all of the following
project related roles EXCEPT:
a. selecting, prioritizing and resourcing projects
b. providing rigid policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
c. ensuring accurate progress is reported and adjustments made
d. aligning projects with the organization's strategic plans - Answer -b. providing rigid
policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
All of the following factors have influenced the increased reliance upon project
management in recent years EXCEPT:
a. rapid growth and changes in the information technology and telecommunications
industries
b. realization that methods for large projects can be modified and used for small
projects
c. increased international competition and its influence on consumer demands
d. the decreased demands of ongoing operational work - Answer -d. the decreased
demands of ongoing operational work
Projects often require tradeoffs among all of the following EXCEPT:
a. scope
b. cost
c. schedule
d. programs - Answer -d. programs
Once projects are completed, they will typically yield all of the following results
EXCEPT:
a. a unique product, service or result
b. make or buy decisions
c. stakeholders whose interests are affected by the outcome
d. a primary deliverable along with supporting deliverables - Answer -b. make or buy
decisions
In an adaptive or change - driven project life cycle:
a. the product or deliverable is well understood.
b. planning precedes all executing.
c. early results lead into planning later work.
d. the waterfall approach is commonly used. - Answer -c. early results lead into
planning later work.
, Which of the following statements correctly describes project management?
a. Project management applies knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project
activities.
b. Project management should not involve tradeoffs between scope, schedule and cost.
c. Project management only relies upon checklists to plan and execute the work.
d. Project management's goal is to maintain efficiency of ongoing operations. - Answer
-a. Project management applies knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project
activities.
Which of the following statements regarding project life cycles is most accurate?
a. All research and development organizations rely upon a four-stage project life cycle
that includes initiating, planning, executing and closing.
b. The project life cycle is the same regardless of the type of projects managed by an
organization.
c. Many different project life cycle models are used, for different types of projects.
d. All project life cycles are the same across every industry - Answer -c. Many different
project life cycle models are used, for different types of projects.
Which of the following roles is typically associated with the project manager?
a. the person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is
responsible for achieving the project objectives
b. the person with management authority over a unit within a functional organization
c. the person responsible for project methods, standards and training
d. the person responsible for providing the financial resources and support for the
project and is accountable for enabling success. - Answer -a. the person assigned by
the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project
objectives
Typically, the senior customer representative is responsible for which of the following
project roles?
a. develops the project schedule and budget
b. determines how the project work will be accomplished
c. ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and prioritized
d. helps the project manager with running meetings and providing status reports -
Answer -c. ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and
prioritized
From an agile project management perspective, which of these constraints are
considered to be fixed?
a. Quality and value
b. Resources and schedule
Which of the following examples is NOT a typical or appropriate situation to employ
project management?
a. improving an existing work process
b. installing a new computer system
c. conducting a routine, standard customer service operation
d. developing a new product - Answer -c. conducting a routine, standard customer
service operation
Which of the following examples is NOT a typical or appropriate situation to employ
project management?
a. improving a soldering process in an assembly line
b. processing deposits and withdrawals in a bank
c. installing a new accounting application on to a server
d. developing a new medical device for use by clinics - Answer -b. processing deposits
and withdrawals in a bank
In the PMBOK, the five logical groupings of the project management inputs, tools and
techniques, and outputs are called the:
a. project management knowledge areas
b. project management process groups
c. life cycle stages
d. phases and gates - Answer -b. project management process groups
When applied to project management, the human resource management knowledge
area typically involves which of the following activities?
a. determining the work necessary for project completion
b. estimating, budgeting and controlling project costs
c. identifying, analyzing and controlling project risks
d. organizing, managing and leading the project team - Answer -d. organizing,
managing and leading the project team
Which of the ten knowledge areas defined in the Project Management Body of
Knowledge includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the
work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully?
a. Project scope management
b. Project quality management
c. Project communications management
d. Project stakeholder management - Answer -a. Project scope management
,Which of the ten knowledge areas defined in the Project Management Body of
Knowledge includes the activities of purchasing or acquiring products, services or
results from outside the project team?
a. Scope management
b. Quality management
c. Communications management
d. Procurement management - Answer -d. Procurement management
Achieving project success is determined by all of the following EXCEPT
:a. creating deliverables that include all required features
b. involving only important key stakeholders
c. completing the project on schedule and on budget
d. providing outputs that please the project's customers - Answer -b. involving only
important key stakeholders
Projects are considered successful for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:
.a. members of the team learn new skills working on the project.
b. the organization captures lessons learned for future projects.
c. the team has demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
d. the organization reaps business level benefits. - Answer -c. the team has
demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
Which of the following actions will likely cause a project to fail?
a. dedicating valuable team member time to identify risk events
b. spending project funding to procure needed tools and spare parts
c. unclear or conflicting stakeholder expectations
d. conducting a project audit to evaluate performance - Answer -c. unclear or conflicting
stakeholder expectations
Project failure can result from all of the following causes EXCEPT:
a. support of senior management
b. changes in scope are not agreed upon by all parties involved.
c. too little time is allowed for project completion.
d. planning is not adequate. - Answer -a. support of senior management
A project manager in agile projects who serves and leads in a collaborative, facilitation
manner is called a:
a. program manager
b. scrum master
,c. sponsor
d. functional manager - Answer -b. scrum master
Typically, a steering team or leadership team is responsible for all of the following
project related roles EXCEPT:
a. selecting, prioritizing and resourcing projects
b. providing rigid policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
c. ensuring accurate progress is reported and adjustments made
d. aligning projects with the organization's strategic plans - Answer -b. providing rigid
policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
All of the following factors have influenced the increased reliance upon project
management in recent years EXCEPT:
a. rapid growth and changes in the information technology and telecommunications
industries
b. realization that methods for large projects can be modified and used for small
projects
c. increased international competition and its influence on consumer demands
d. the decreased demands of ongoing operational work - Answer -d. the decreased
demands of ongoing operational work
Projects often require tradeoffs among all of the following EXCEPT:
a. scope
b. cost
c. schedule
d. programs - Answer -d. programs
Once projects are completed, they will typically yield all of the following results
EXCEPT:
a. a unique product, service or result
b. make or buy decisions
c. stakeholders whose interests are affected by the outcome
d. a primary deliverable along with supporting deliverables - Answer -b. make or buy
decisions
In an adaptive or change - driven project life cycle:
a. the product or deliverable is well understood.
b. planning precedes all executing.
c. early results lead into planning later work.
d. the waterfall approach is commonly used. - Answer -c. early results lead into
planning later work.
, Which of the following statements correctly describes project management?
a. Project management applies knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project
activities.
b. Project management should not involve tradeoffs between scope, schedule and cost.
c. Project management only relies upon checklists to plan and execute the work.
d. Project management's goal is to maintain efficiency of ongoing operations. - Answer
-a. Project management applies knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project
activities.
Which of the following statements regarding project life cycles is most accurate?
a. All research and development organizations rely upon a four-stage project life cycle
that includes initiating, planning, executing and closing.
b. The project life cycle is the same regardless of the type of projects managed by an
organization.
c. Many different project life cycle models are used, for different types of projects.
d. All project life cycles are the same across every industry - Answer -c. Many different
project life cycle models are used, for different types of projects.
Which of the following roles is typically associated with the project manager?
a. the person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is
responsible for achieving the project objectives
b. the person with management authority over a unit within a functional organization
c. the person responsible for project methods, standards and training
d. the person responsible for providing the financial resources and support for the
project and is accountable for enabling success. - Answer -a. the person assigned by
the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project
objectives
Typically, the senior customer representative is responsible for which of the following
project roles?
a. develops the project schedule and budget
b. determines how the project work will be accomplished
c. ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and prioritized
d. helps the project manager with running meetings and providing status reports -
Answer -c. ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and
prioritized
From an agile project management perspective, which of these constraints are
considered to be fixed?
a. Quality and value
b. Resources and schedule
